Container



1.1. SHUMAKER.

CONTAINER. PPLICATIDN FILED OCT 29. 1920.

1,425,908. 'Pat-entedAug. 15,1922.

ATTORNEYS JAMES J'. SHUMAKER, CLEVELAND, OHIO.`

CONTAINER.

Mannes.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application ieaoctober 29, 1920. ser'iai No. 420,543.

To @ZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, JAMES J. SHUMAKR,

iiring.

ln the drawings:

Figure l is a front view ot one of the iniproved containers,

Figure 2 is a top plan view,

Figure 3 :is a section on the line 3 3 of- Figure l..

In the present embodiment of the invention, the improved container which is or" transparent material, as tor instance glass or the like, consists ot a series of large sections l and small sections 2, the sections 2 alternating with the sections l. rlhus the large sections l are connected by portions Q ot` small cross section,A and these portions 2 of small cross section are provided with graduations 3. The capacity of the portions l is such that each will hold very near one unit of liquid to be measured, as tor instance one gallon. tion on one portion 2 to the central graduation ot' t-lie succeeding portion 2 will indicate one unit, and that portion of the container between these two graduations will hold the said unit.

In the construction shown, the capacity of the entire container is tive units, or five gallons. And the indicating graduation is at that point of the container `which is of least cross section and of relatively small cross section as `compared with the main portion. y

The container is supplied with liquid by means of a pipe 4 delivering to the upper end thereof, and it will be noticed referring to Figure l that both ends ofthe container Improvements in Conwith a minimuml of cross sec'' That is from the central gradua.4

` are-reduced, that is the said ends are` similar to the portions 2. The lower end of the container lits in the upper end, of a pipe 5, which has at its upper end a seat 6 v ceiving the lower end of the container, and a gasket 7 is arranged between thelower end ot the container and the pipe 5 which is the delivery pipe. This pipe 5 carries a vali/e8 for controlling` the same, andan over` ilow pipe 9 is provided at'tlie upperend of. tliecontainer, .leading tothe source of supply. Vhen for instance the container is gasoline' or other liquid j used .to dispense fuel, and when it is desired to measure a definite quantity,

as vt'or instance two gal'- ratenteu Aug. 15,1922.`

lons, liquid is permitted to flow in the con# r tainer` until theyliquidlevel reaches the grad- .y i l ization on the second reducedportion 2.

Because of the small cross section ofthe portions 2 measuring maybe very accurate.

Since flow of the liquid and the level attained may be easily ascertained by inspection. l claim:

A liquid measuring device comprising. a

normally vertical and elongated transparent body formed with alternate bulb-shaped containers and short narrow Itubular con-l iiecting portions of a diameter substantial-ly less than the diameter of said containers, said narrow tubular connecting portions having' communication fat theirup'-` `perand lower ends withsaid `containers and each bulb-shaped series of graduations, eac graduation of a series indicating the capacity ot the device trom that graduation to the corresponding graduation of the series on the tubularvpon tion depending ately below it. y

JAMES J. SHUMAKER.

from the container immedi-y bulb-sliaped y.

bein provided with a 70 Then the requisite amount is in the con?` vtainer,-tlievalve 8 is opened, and the liquid may tlow tothe place desired, as lfor ini,

` The overflow 

